'''Tehtar''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈteçtar]}}; singular '''Tehta''') are a series of signs and symbols used when writing with the [[Tengwar]], consisting of a variety of dots, curls and other marks written above or below [[Elvish]] letters. Most commonly, they were used to represent vowel-sounds, since [[Tengwar|Fëanorian script]] as it was commonly used did not provide characters to represent vowels.

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The '''Tehtar''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈteçtar]}}; singular '''Tehta''') were a series of signs and symbols used when writing with the [[Tengwar]], consisting of a variety of dots, curls and other marks written above or below [[Elvish]] letters. Most commonly, they were used to represent vowel-sounds, since [[Tengwar|Fëanorian script]] as it was commonly used did not provide characters to represent vowels. However, some of the tehta were used to abbreviate writing, such as a bar above a consonant that added a preceding nasal of the same ''[[Témar|téma]]'', or a bar below that indicated consonantal doubling, or a downward hood added to the bow the meant a following 's' (especially favoured in [[Quenya]]).<ref>{{App|Letters}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 06:18, 15 July 2012

The Tehtar (Q, pron. [ˈteçtar]; singular Tehta) were a series of signs and symbols used when writing with the Tengwar, consisting of a variety of dots, curls and other marks written above or below Elvish letters. Most commonly, they were used to represent vowel-sounds, since Fëanorian script as it was commonly used did not provide characters to represent vowels. However, some of the tehta were used to abbreviate writing, such as a bar above a consonant that added a preceding nasal of the same téma, or a bar below that indicated consonantal doubling, or a downward hood added to the bow the meant a following 's' (especially favoured in Quenya).[1]